A mechanistic model of tree competition and facilitation for Mediterranean forests: Scaling from leaf physiology to stand dynamics

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-92

  Zavala, M A ^a   Bravo De La Parra, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Drought; Facilitation; Forest simulator; Mechanistic plant competition theory; Partial differential equation; Root to shoot; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FACILITATION; FOREST SIMULATOR; MECHANISTIC PLANT COMPETITION THEORY; ROOT TO SHOOT; TRADEOFFS;

ECOLOGY;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FACILITATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STAND DYNAMICS; TREE;

EID: 26244447532     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.05.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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